Azerspace-1
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Azerspace-1/Africasat-1a', is Azerbaijan's first satellite in space. Built by Orbital Sciences Corporation, it was launched by Ariane 5 into orbit on February 7, 2013 from Kourou in French Guiana at orbital positions 46° east. The satellite covers Europe and a significant part of Asia and Africa. It is operated by the Azerbaijani company Azercosmos and has transmission capabilities for TV, radio broadcasting and the internet.
Key facts
- Spaceflight.name
- Azerspace-1/Africasat-a
- Spaceflight.image
- Azerspace-1.jpg
- Spaceflight.mission_type
- Communications
- Spaceflight.operator
- Azercosmos
- Spaceflight.COSPAR_ID
- 2013-006B
- Spaceflight.SATCAT
- 39079
- Spaceflight.mission_duration
- 15 years
- Spaceflight.spacecraft_bus
- GEOStar-2
- Spaceflight.manufacturer
- Orbital Sciences Corporation
- Spaceflight.launch_date
- UTC
- Spaceflight.launch_rocket
- Ariane 5ECA VA212
- Spaceflight.launch_site
- Kourou ELA-3
- Spaceflight.launch_contractor
- Arianespace
- Spaceflight.orbit_epoch
- 29 October 2013, 20:36:34 UTC
- Spaceflight.orbit_reference
- Geocentric
- Spaceflight.orbit_regime
- Geostationary
- Spaceflight.orbit_inclination
- 0.03 degrees
- Spaceflight.orbit_period
- 1,436.05 minutes
via Wikipedia infobox
Described at
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Cost
- Satellite specifications
- Orbit
- Operation
- Follow-on activities
- See also
- References
- External links
Azerspace-1/Africasat-1a', is Azerbaijan's first satellite in space. Built by Orbital Sciences Corporation, it was launched by Ariane 5 into orbit on February 7, 2013 from Kourou in French Guiana at orbital positions 46° east. The satellite covers Europe and a significant part of Asia and Africa. It is operated by the Azerbaijani company Azercosmos and has transmission capabilities for TV, radio broadcasting and the internet.
The satellite has an anticipated service life of 15 years.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Azerspace-1” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.